Shocking attachment for wagons.



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MARTIN Bahnen, or BUCKLAND, oHIo.

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v Applicationled October 15; 19l. Serial No.78,'732'. 'tNomotisii Thepresent invention has relation to thatl class of attachments to farm orother wagons forthe purpose of shockingcornstalks,wheat, oats, or anyfield product that requires shocking; and the purpose of the invention.is to improve the attachment in the several details of constructionwhereby the'shock is conveniently deposited on the ground after beingThe invention consists in an attachment constructed substantially asshown `in the drawings and .hereinafter described and claimed. i

Figure l'of the drawings is a top plan ofl my improved shockingattachment; Fig.- 2, a side elevation thereof, showing the ends of theshocks in dotted lines, the attachment being shown as supported on awagon-body; Fig. 3, an iend view of the attachment and wagon-body shownin Fig. 2, the shocks being shown in dotted lines in position afterbeing deposited upon the ground and the shocking-frames in an operatingposition;

Fig. et, a perspective viewot a portion of oneA of the shocking-frameson an enlarged scale;

Fig. 5, a similar View of one of the pivote'dV brackets to which-theshocking-frame is pivoted; Fig. 6, a detail view in perspectiveshowing the spring holding device for the wire tie; Fig. 7, a detailview of one of the wire standards and its connections.

In the accompanying' drawings, A represents the usual wagon bed or rack,and B the wheels thereof, which may be of any preferred construction, asmy improved shocking attachment is capable of use on any form of bedorsupport of a wagon.

The shocking attachment comprises a rectangular frame, and in practiceit is proposed to use two of these frames, as indicated at C D ofthekdrawings,one of said frames upon each side of the bed or supportotthewagon,

as shown in Fig. l of the drawings. vvThe bed" or support of the Wagonis provided with parallel cleats d b, which are arranged in pairs, andto and between'each pair ot' cleats is. pivoted a flanged link E, andtothe outer end of the link is vpivoted the shocking-frame, as shownmore clearlyin Fig. 3 of the drawings. These flanged links E form seatsfor the transverse bars F of the shocking-frames, which `bars formbraces for the frames to strengthen and reinforce them, so that theywill support the weight of the shocks. To each transverse bai-.Fisconnected a plurality of wiretie-holders comprising a curved springGand keeper H, as shown in detail in Fig.l 6 of the drawings, the wiretie being shown in dotted lines. 'Any number of these wiretie holdersmay be used, so'as to adapt the shockingframe to the various lengths otcorn to be shocked, the wire tie being connected to any one of theseries of holders as would be required to keep the ,tie at or near thecenter g Pivotally eonnectedto the inner and outer sides of theshocking-frames C D are wire standards I, which. may be of any suitableconstruction, said standardsbeing connected to a bracket J havingcam-bearings c against whichthe vends of the ywire standard I abut whensaid standard ,is swung down as shown in Fig. 7 ofthe drawings andindicated in dotted lines.

VWhen the, standard I is in an upright position it is heldin suchposition by the spring action of the arms of said wire standardbearingagainstthe endsof the bracket J. When the,V standard is to beswung down in the position shown in `dotted lines of Fig. 7 Vof thedrawings, the ends of the Wire standard bearings against thecam-bearings c will prevent the standards from dropping down by theirown'weght, the cam-bearings holding the standard in any position betweenthe posi ltions shown in full and dotted lines, the

weight of the shock operating the wire standards. v

It will be seen that the shocking-frame is a double-tilting frame bymeans of its double IOO pivotal connection-that is to say, the -frame ispivoted at d to the outer ends ofthe links E and the links in turn arepivoted at their inner ends to and between the cleats a b, as shown atein Fig. '3 of the drawings. The wire tie is first placed in position byslipping it over the spring G until it engages the keeper II, as shownin dotted lines in Fig. 6 of the drawings, the spring holding the tie inengagement with the keeper, but letting it slip v out when the shock istied and dumped or de'- posited on the ground. The shock is now placedupon the shocking-frame and over and upon the tying-wire and thenproperly tied, the end vi-ew of the tied shocks being 'indicated at X inthe dotted lines of Fig. 2 of the drawings.v After the shock is tied asuitable pivoted lever K, which normally engages a keeper-platefto holdthe shocking-frame in a horizontal position, is released, when theWeight of the shocks upon the frame will automatically dump or tip theframe to the p0- sition indicated in dotted lines of Fig. 3 of thedrawings, the shock being deposited on the ground, as indicated at Y,and the wire tie at Z. As the shock is being deposited on the ground theweight of the shock will press down'the wire standards I upon the outerside of the frame, when said frame is brought to the position indicatedin full lines of the lefthand side of Fig. 3 of the drawings. Theposition of the frame, as above described, is accomplished by hand andbrought to a slight angle from a perpendicular. The pivoted flangedlinks E allow of this after adjustment of the frame, which is necessaryto release the frame from contact with the shock, the frame beingbrought slightly inward as well as to an angle, so as to bring the framefree from Contact with the shock. This tilting back of theshocking-frame brings the outerstandards to the hanging position, asshown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, releasing the standards from contactwith the shock and allowing the wagon to be driven forward until itpasses the shock. Suitable flexible connections or chains g areconnected to the shocking-frame and to the -bed or frame of the wagon,so that the extent to which the frame is tilted in dumping or depositingthe shock upon the ground may be regulated by shortening or lengtheningthe chains, as circumstances require.

I do not desire to limit myself to any special 5o means for regulatingthe outward tilting of the shocking-frame, as any suitable means maybe'employed in place of the chains hereinbefore described. I furtherwish it understood that I do not limit myself to the means employed forholding thev shocking-frame in a horizontal position and releasing thesaine when depositing the shock on the ground, as any suitable holdingmeans may be employed.

In describing the general construction of my shocking attachment itshould be generally understood that many changes and modi- A cations maybe resorted to without in any manner effecting the essential features ofthe invention, and any such changes as would come within ordinarymechanical means may be made without depart-ing from the principle oftheinvention.

Having now fully described my invention, what I-claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A shocking attachment to wagons, comprising a double-pivotedshocking-frame, means for holding the frame in a horizontal position,brackets having cam-bearings at the ends, and wire standards pivotallyconnected to the brackets, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

2. A shocking attachment to wagons, comprising two tiltingshocking-frames, flanged links to which the frames are pivoted to formseats forthe transverse bars of the shockingframes, a plurality ofwire-tie holders on each` of the transverse bars and comprising curvedsprings and keepers, brackets connected to the shocking-frames andhaving cam-bearings at their ends, and wire standards pivotallyconnected to the brackets and acting in connection with the cams,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

MARTIN BRUNER.

Witnesses:

P. J. WALSHE, GEO. M. COPENHAVER.

